Court Ruling Favors Stewart

Trial Judge Says Defense Is Allowed
To See Notes of Faneuil's First Lawyer

By

Kara Scannell Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Updated Jan. 29, 2004 12:01 a.m. ET

NEW YORK -- Martha Stewart's lawyers won access to the notes of the first lawyer for Douglas Faneuil, the prosecution's star witness. This potentially gives the defense more ammunition to attack the credibility of the witness, people close to the case say.

The ruling, late Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum, comes on the eve of Mr. Faneuil's testimony. He is expected to take the stand Thursday in Ms. Stewart's...